That’s a question the boys at the Pentagon have been pondering.
SEEMS THEY HAVE AN ANSWER.
Later this year they’re going to be deploying non-lethal microwave weapons that can microwave a whole crowd of people at once, making their skin heat up and causing them to disperse.
The aptly-named Active Denial System (ADS) has a range of one kilometer and is useful both for crowd control and for denying insurgents the ability to launch attacks while hiding in crowds.
One of a wide range of new-fangled non-lethal weapons the boys at the Pentagon have in development.
Author: Jimmy Akin
Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."
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That sounds a lot better than some of the other “non-lethal” weapons the Pentagon was apparently considering. Wouldn’t want to get into it here because of “grossness,” but I’m sure one can find the relevant information on the Internet.
Interesting, but not surprising. I work in the metal finishing (plating) industry. One of our customers takes the parabolic reflectors from helicopter search lights and fits them with an infrared emitter for use in remote sensing in enviromental applications (we gold plate the reflector for better infrared reflective properties).
Our customer notes that it is fun to take a low-power version to trade shows and “beam” it down the isle. People walking through the IR beam get warm in a hurry! Needless to say, it is a real icebreaker. (rimshot!)
So, they’ve finnally decided to deploy ADS? This is a concept they’ve been kicking around since the late 80’s/ early 90’s; I wonder if they’re going to try out some of the other non-leathal systems they were developing back then ( radio pulse weapons, fast-hardening foam, etc. ).